CHAMBERSBURG - The Butcher Shoppe is continuing to nurture its effort to provide people with quick and easy access to a variety of fresh and locally prepared food.

The next Butcher Shoppe Micro Market will open later this summer in the main lobby Chambersburg Hospital, 112 N. Seventh St., Summit Health announced.

The micro market will be open seven days a week, stocked with salads, soups, sandwiches, entrees, sides, desserts, drinks and snacks. Visitors to the hospital will also have the option to pick up fruit trays, meat and cheese trays, and more from the market.

“We understand it can be stressful and challenging when a loved one is receiving medical care at the hospital, and consistently seek ways to bring comfort where we can to our patients’ visitors,” said Chambersburg Hospital CEO John Massimilla in a news release from Summit Health. “Not only does this Micro Market allow us to better serve our visitors, but we value having a partnership with a local business.”

The Butcher Shoppe Micro Market will replace the current Lincoln Way Cafe, which will close in July. Following renovations, the new micro market will open in August.

In the interim, hospital visitors in need of a snack, meal or drink can visit the King Street Cafe on the hospital's ground floor.

The Butcher Shoppe began its micro-market endeavor at Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe's production facility, in Chambersburg. Two micro markets are in the plant and a third is in the office building, Public Opinion previously reported.

The Butcher Shoppe opened its fourth micro market in the new-and-improved Coyle Free Library near the turn of the year.

The micro markets have placed increasing demands on the kitchen at The Butcher Shoppe, owner Schoenhofens previously told Public Opinion. To ease the load, the business is preparing to open a commissary kitchen in the former Jennings dealership at Grant and North Second streets. The facility will also serve as an event center.

This is just another area of growth for us,” Leo Schoenhofen, president and CEO of The Butcher Shoppe, previously told Public Opinion. “Hopefully we can begin booking events in the early fall.”